Chapter 3: You're Fine Now?
I woke up earlier in a daze as I reflected on what occurred the previous night.
"I can't believe I had sex with my boss." I thought with concern.
Don't get me wrong it was phenomenal but at the same time I had an uneasy feeling this was not going to go well. I rolled over and noticed that Jumin was gone. Concerned for his state of mind I quickly got up. Put my pajamas back on and ran out of his room. I looked everywhere and he was not in the apartment. I quickly grabbed my phone and noticed I had a text message.
"Assistant Kang, I am at work. Please make haste and get here as quickly as possible. We have work to do." The text read.
"Assistant Kang? Work? What is going on?" I thought to myself. "Why this sudden change?"
I quickly got ready and called a taxi. As I sat in the back of the cab I couldn't help but feel confused at the change in Jumin's demeanor. We quickly arrived. I paid the cab driver and rushed up to Jumin's office. As I opened the door I saw him sitting at his computer answering emails.
"Jumin, what's going on?" I asked sternly. "Are you okay?"
"Assistant Kang, please call me Mr. Han. I am fine and as promised I will pay you for your time of taking care of me." He said coldly not looking up from his computer screen.
"What!?" I said loudly. "How are you just fine all of a sudden? What about Elizabeth. What about last night? You can't deny what happened last night!
"Assistant Kang I am your boss and you will not speak to me in such a way. Elizabeth was a cat, nothing more, nothing less. I will admit I let my emotions get the best of me for a short time and last night was a result of that." He said coldly looking into my eyes. "Now if you are done being irate, I need you to go back to your work station."
"No! I will not go back to work Jumin! You can't just have sex with me and toss me to the side as if it was nothing! I'm a person! I said screaming. People in the cubicles outside of the office were noticing the commotion and stopped to watch.
"Assistant Kang!" Jumin said loudly standing up. "You will not speak of this again. Last night was a mistake and a slip up. If you can't move past it then I will have to let you go. Take the day off and clear your head. Tomorrow I expect nothing more about this matter. Do you understand?"
"Yes….Mr. Han….." I said trying to hold back sobs.
I quickly turned away and rushed out of the building despite the stares and whispers of everyone around me. As I got out I started silently crying. A moment later my phone started buzzing. I looked at it and saw dozens of RFA chatroom notifications. I had been so busy with Jumin that I forgot about everyone else. Extremely distraught I called Zen and told him to meet me at a nearby coffee shop. I arrived early so I sat at a table and waited.
"Hi Jaehee!" Zen called loudly walking towards me and taking a seat across from me. "Woah, you look awful. I have a great skin regimen that will make you look great just like me. It's so good. I can't help but stare at myself in the mirror it's so great. I can see why my career is taking off. Look at this face, I am sure-"
"Zen stop being narcissistic for once." I said sternly cutting him off.
"Oh…sorry Jaehee. What's going on? This is so unlike you." Zen said calmly and concerned.
I took a long breath and vented everything that had happened. I even said somethings I didn't want to but the words flowed out like water running from a broken dam. There was no stopping me. As I finished recalling all that had happened tears welled up in my eyes. Zen sat across from me looking down. He was clearly upset and was deathly silent. It felt like ages and I was terrified of what Zen thought of me. He is my idol and I just confessed to having a one-night stand with Jumin of all people. His least favorite person in the group.
"Jaehee I don't know what to say." He said looking up calmly. "Jumin is a piece of shit for treating you that way. I want to punch him in the face but I know that would be bad for you. I see you have two options: You can quit your job and get away from him, or you can keep your job and go through the process of getting past this. Whatever you chose to do I will support you, although this makes me hate Jumin even more now. I do have one question though. Did you guys use protection?"
My eyes instantly got wide and I started sobbing.
"I take that as a no." Zen said in a soft comforting voice. "It's okay. No matter what comes from this please be positive. Everything will be okay. Remember you have me, 707, Yoosung and Samantha behind you."
I quickly dried my eyes and thanked Zen for his words of comfort. We continued our time together with fun talk of his up and coming shows. Zen loved to talk about himself which for once was exactly what I needed. We talked for a couple hours then parted ways with a hug. Since my apartment was close by I decided to walk home. It was nice outside and I needed some fresh air.
*Ring**Ring* *Ring**Ring*
My cellphone was ringing and it was none other than Jumin.
"I'm coming to get you so please be outside of your apartment when I get there." Jumin said when I answered the phone.
"Maybe he feels bad for how he treated me. I don't like him but I would be nice to hear in apology. I agree last night was a regrettable thing and a mistake but that is no reason to be mean to me." I thought to myself as I quickened my pace home.